JAST 63: Spring 2025

Published in June 2025, the 63rd issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey marks the journal's 30th anniversary, opening with editorial reflections from former editors Meltem Kıran-Raw, Özlem Uzundemir, and Defne Tutan, alongside a memorial tribute to Professor Gönül Uçele by Bilge Mutluay Çetintaş. The research articles begins with Buket Doğan’s exploration of Gary Snyder's attempt to break the anthropocentric cycle through language, and Burçin Erol’s analysis of how Longfellow adapted medieval frame-story traditions in Tales of a Wayside Inn. Additionally, Catarina Moura investigates migrant and border patrol representations in Francisco Cantú’s The Line Becomes a River, Emine Sonal and Jeffrey Howlett reevaluate time through Louis Armstrong and Zora Neale Hurston, Clémentine Tholas examines African American women's experiences in the visual art of Mickalene Thomas and Tschabalala Self, and Himmet Umunç explores early colonial views of American geography as paradise versus wilderness. Finally, the issue concludes with İsmail Can Demir’s review of On Savage Shores and Cenk Tan’s analysis of Masters of the Air.